A few hours after announcing that he would raise import tariffs on countries around the world through another law, in reaction to the overturning of tariffs by the American Supreme Court, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, made a point of reaffirming that his government continues to investigate Brazil and China for alleged unfair practices.
This investigation into Brazil, based on Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, began in July last year. Trump wrote a letter to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva informing, at the time, about the 50% tariff and a commercial investigation into Brazil’s practices and policies.
Mention to Brazil
In a statement, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the American trade representative agency, stated on Friday night the measures that the Trump administration would take, among them: “Continue with ongoing Section 301 investigations, including those involving Brazil and China.”
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“If these investigations conclude that unfair commercial practices exist and that corrective measures are justified, tariffs are one of the tools that can be imposed”, he concludes.
The mention of Brazil in the agency’s note is a clear message to the Brazilian government that, despite the decision of the American Supreme Court, Brazil continues to be in the sights of Trump and his protectionist trade policy. When the US trade investigation was announced, the .
The note also informs that the American government intends to maintain the tariffs already applied based on Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, in addition to completing ongoing investigations and opening new investigations under Section 301.
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The agency also emphasized that the Trump administration is committed to continuing to implement the president’s trade policy, the core of his campaign and agenda, through the effort to “reorient the global trading system for the benefit of American workers and companies”.
Trump’s argument is that the trade deficit soared during former President Joe Biden’s administration and that American industrial and agricultural production has been displaced from the country, while enriching foreign countries, companies and workers.
But the protectionist policy adopted by the Republican, so far, has not contained the American trade deficit. Data from December 2025 shows that , the largest in the historical series, according to the New York Times.
